I have known my friend Lisa for more than 30 years. When she walks into a room, it's as if a mega watt light switch is turned on. She has an infectious laugh and is an amazing dancer. She's a swimmer, a cook, an animal lover. She cares about and loves the people in her life as much as she does herself. She never second guesses herself, takes compliments graciously and speaks about herself confidently yet humbly. She accepts herself. Read more »
Who is the one person you spend your whole life with? The answer, “YOU.” Should we waste even a minute not loving our self? Writer, Sara Courter, reminds us that we must celebrate who we are and learn to love our self unconditionally. By learning to love and be comfortable [...] Read more »
When we have a problem to solve, we tend to focus our attention on the problem itself when instead we should be paying attention to the solution. In true storyteller fashion, author, Tiela Garnett, shares a challenging kayak trip that served to remind her of this. As you read this [...] Read more »
Recently I found myself questioning why life feels so difficult at times. Why does it feel like a constant teeter-totter of emotions and moods? Can’t life just flow smoothly along? “I must be doing something wrong,” I lament. So I began to examine this dilemma because after all I read dozens of articles a month about how to keep your life in balance and live joyfully. I should know the answer to this. Read more »
As always I love articles, like this one by Martha Beck, that make you think and examine things in a new way. Beck uses a labyrinth as a metaphor for life. We think of our life as a journey that should be linear. We should always be moving forward, but [...] Read more »
This piece by Mary Armstrong is prose that feels like poetry. I could read it over and over again, and it would feel just as luscious and precious as the first time. So read it, savor it, meditate upon it. Perhaps it can help you find the pathway to discovering [...] Read more »
Life is a journey, and sometimes along the way we feel stuck. We feel that we aren’t moving forward as we should. We often react with resistance. We chastise ourselves. We feel at fault for the slow down and even begin to see ourselves as failing. Author, Barry John Johnson, [...] Read more »
Finding the pot of gold lurking in the background of grief can be a challenge. Under normal conditions, I am quite the determined spirit. I will dig unwaveringly through a sale bin to find my size, feeling like a hunting and gathering success. But when it comes to aligning with the good in the thick of my own heavy emotional space, not so easy! Lately it seems that I have temporary amnesia when it comes to remembering the insightful self-healing and personal enrichment classes that I have taught over the last decade. So I decided to create an owner’s manual for navigating life’s emergencies. I call it my GPS System, Guiding Path to Sanity, and it is filled with great quotes, tools, and helpful activities to remember when navigating the bumpy, inward terrain. Read more »
I am a big time worrier. I worry about being a worrier and am always looking for ways to deal with this; so, of course, this article by Lia Carroll caught my attention. Delivered with great humor and insight, it lights up your day. Along with the smile on your [...] Read more »
Grieving is one of the most difficult experiences that we go through as human beings. Saying goodbye to a loved one and knowing that we must continue on in their absence can be excruciatingly painful. However in this pain, there is a great opportunity for transformation. Just like the symbol of the Phoenix as death and rebirth, the person surviving the loss may find themselves in a great period of growth and expansion, birthing anew. Read more »
